ISBN |
9781760980085 (Hardcover-jacketed) |
9781760982379 |
Classification Number |
940.531 JAK |
Author |
Jaku, Eddie |
Title |
The Happiest man on Earth [BK] |
Physical Description |
illustrations, portraits ; |
Series |
Premier's Reading Challenge 9+ |
Note |
"A Holocaust survivor shares how he found gratitude, kindness and hope in the darkest of places"--Cover. |
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'. |
Jaku, Eddie |
Jaku, Eddie |
Subject |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) |
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) |
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) |
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) |
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) |
Autobiographies |
Concentration camp inmates -- Biography |
Concentration camp inmates -- Germany -- Biography |
Jews, German -- Biography |
Happiness -- Psychological aspects |
Immigrants -- Australia -- Biography |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Germany |
Holocaust survivors -- Biography |
Jews -- Germany -- Biography |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Personal narratives |
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 |